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I love the show! I'm certain some of these scenarios are staged but I have no doubt she
deals with some extreme clients. I am also in the high-end baby retail business and have come across my fair share of unprepared, unrealistic mothers-to-be. In my experience, they come around once they hold their new baby for the first time.

The furniture pictured is manufactured by Young America (www.youngamerica.com) and can be purchased all over the country. Check their website for a retailer near you so you may look at pieces in person.

My daughter is an only child so she has always received an inordinate amount of gifts. To help my daughter learn the joy of helping and giving to others, we ask her to choose old toys to donate after Christmas and her birthday. If she receives 10 new toys, she selects 10 to give away. (This started to work well when she was 6 or so, old enough to consider others).

Oopsy Daisy carries a cute one: http://www.oopsydaisy.com/AT-1002C-MW.aspx.
It's a real, working clock on a canvas that retails for $116.

I love, love, love my sleep number bed!! We just moved into a larger home and bought a king size one and gave our daughter our old queen size. We all love our sleep number beds. They are perfect for couples. Definitely try one! I don't think I could sleep on anything else--memory foam beds creep me out for some reason--but I am interested to hear about your experience with the Hastens bed.

Annette Tatum Home (http://annettetatum.com/) does beautiful bedding in your color range if it works within your budget. Three piece sets generally run $394. The Brocade Peony set could be really beautiful in your room. baby coco (http://www.babycoco.com/contact.html) in Austin, TX is offering 15% off special order crib bedding through July 31st. If you are not in Texas, there is no tax. Shipping is free.

I do drive but I found it totally unnecessary to purchase the infant carseat. It seemed like a waste of money. If we were out and about, I just put her in a sling. My daughter hated being in the carseat anyway so I'm glad I didn't bother.

As svmum mentioned, the knot holes tend to bleed through. Wood is kiln-dried before being processed for lumber for furniture, etc. Pine is very difficult to dry completely which is why you don't typically find painted furniture made from pine. The resin will seep through and show knot holes over time. Primer will help but you will need to paint several coats over and touch up over time. You might consider another color or even staining dark if you think the knot holes bleeding through will bother you.

Alas! They are backordered til June!

A large-scale, tone-on-tone damask or floral pattern in a bright color would really update this chair style. You might need to supply your own fabric but it would be worth it. Best's fabric styles seem to be very traditional. Something like this would be cute: http://www.calicocorners.com/product/designer fabrics for the home/newest collections/modern zone/silhouette turquoise.do depending on what color you want to do in the room.